เที่ยงนี้

tîiang-níi

Meaning

1AdverbA1

at noon today

at noon today; this noon.

Examples

เที่ยงนี้tîiang-níiเที่ยงนี้tîiang-níiat noon todayกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
What are you eating this noon?
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เที่ยงนี้tîiang-níiฉันchǎnกินข้าวgin-kâaoผัดpàt
I'm eating fried rice this noon.
เที่ยงนี้tîiang-níiเจอกันjəə-ganที่tîiโรงอาหารroong-aa-hǎanนะná
Let's meet at the cafeteria this noon.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔจะjàกลับมาglàp-maaกินข้าวgin-kâaoที่บ้านtîi-bâanเที่ยงนี้tîiang-níi
Dad will come back to eat lunch at home this noon.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

tîiang

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

เที่ยงtîiangเที่ยงtîiang1noon; midday2exact; precise; straightnoon; middayPart 1
+
นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)this (near speaker)Part 2
เที่ยงนี้tîiang-níiเที่ยงนี้tîiang-níiat noon todayat noon todayWord